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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00854 |
From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0023] July-December 1780 |
Title | Unsent draft of a letter from Samuel Shaw to John Hancock congratulating Hancock on becoming the Governor of Massachusetts |
Date | ca. 12 November 1780 |
Author | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
Additional authors | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Glover, John (1732-1797) Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829) Paterson, J. (fl. 1780) |
Recipient | Hancock, John |
Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
Content Description | Draft of GLC02437.00853. Congratulates Hancock on becoming the Governor of Massachusetts and brings the suffering of the Massachusetts soldiers to Hancock's attention. Noted that "Instead of the foregoing-the one drafted by Col. Pickering was sent." This unsent draft varies in content from GLC02437.00853 the context of which is attributed to Timothy Pickering. |
Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Government and Civics Election Continental Army Soldier's Pay Finance Petition |
People | Glover, John (1732-1797) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829) Hancock, John (1737-1793) Paterson, J. (fl. 1780) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
Place written | Totowa, New Jersey |
Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics |
Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
Related documents | Letter from Timothy Pickering to John Hancock congratulating Hancock on becoming the Governor of Massachusetts |
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